Monday, October 17, 2011

Celebrating Fall with a Chocolate Peared Cake & a give-away !!!

What comes to mind when you think of a Perfect Chocolate Cake ???. I'm sure no one can raise hands & say it doesn't evoke sweet memories. To me it starts a divine craving & I had been craving for some chocolate in my baking for a while now. I did stumble upon this experimental recipe that worked. A perfect chocolate cake inspired by Hersheys & some Pears !!!

Fall bring colors to the nature and supermarkets. I love the gorgeous shades and shapes of pumpkins and squashes, plus the fruits of the festive season. Wow, there is so much to explore, learn and try in the kitchen...! Last week on my visit to grocery store, I spotted three different varieties of pears and picked a piece of each. I had been craving a chocolate cake for a while & this is where the idea of mixing these two took shape.

Method : -
Pre-heat the oven to 350°F
Thoroughly grease 4-5 ramekins with oil..
Fill cups 1/2 full with batter. (if the size of pears is large-ish, consider filling 1/3 else it with overflow massively)
Slowly lower a pealed half pear into each ramekins.
Bake 22 to 25 minutes.
Insert a toothpick to check if it has baked fully (it is ready if the toothpick comes out clean)
Let it cool completely.
Sprinkle with some confectioners sugar
And we are ready to go.

Serve the way you like.
I would eat in ramekins, quick & dirty !
Or you can slice the cake in half and place it in a plate by topping with some caramel sauce.

The taste of this fusion is absolutely divine..... which ever way you like to eat it.
And it doesn't look bad either.
So give it a shot, I'm sure you would like it !!!

Now about a small Give-away I'm doing with this post, when I made some mini bundt cakes sometime back, many of you asked from where did I get these silicone moulds.

first of all that cake looks divine- simply sinful in fact but somewhat healthy right since it has pears in it? LOL! Love the giveaway- those bundt pans are too cute. I follow you already and now i like you on FB

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